The act of remix is well defended throughout this film. I personally loved the film and the manifesto they created. My absolute favorite point made in the film was the Disney debate.
Walt Disney was and will be forever considered an artist. To the world he was a visionary, but was it his original vision? No, Disney used story lines, characters, and other artists ideas to inspire some of his most notable work. He built something new from a compilation of other artists works, just as remixers do today. He used ideas from the movie "Steamboat Bill" to make the infamous "Steamboat Willie." Once he died, the Disney corporation sued anyone for using Mickey Mouse. The mouse that nearly founded the Disney corporation became famous by what the company now considers "stealing." Oh, the irony.
I'm not sure what the future holds, but I hope that remixers keep fighting for the rights to express their creativity. I am rooting for remixing artists like Girl Talk; and I call him that because he IS an artist... not a thief.
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